25 September 2020 Simon Berney-Edwards 6114 News Expert witnesses in legal aid cases bySimon Berney-Edwards The government have just released revised guidance about expert witnesses in cases funded by legal aid, including fees, prior authority and provisions for specific types of expert. Read guidance about expert witness fees, including: maximum rates for different types of expert witness how to apply for prior authority, including benchmarks for working ‘unusual’ hours expert activity time guidelines expert witness standards in family matters arrangements for specific expert types, including independent social workers, experts in risk assessment, drug and alcohol testing and DNA testing Access the guidance Share Print Tags 06. Rules and Regulations Related articles New Forensic Science Regulator guidance for declaring compliance with the code of practice Podcast Episode 23: Experts in the Courts An expert report that is almost worse than useless If you're wearing two hats, make sure you comply with the rules Experts and alienating behaviour: a fundamentally unsound process Switch article Covid-19 Clinical Negligence Protocol: 2020 Previous Article EWI welcome WeType as a new Supplier Partner Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.